Unfortunately there is no 'one short and easy to understand source' that will help people comprehend the issue known as “6(1)a All the Way”. This topic requires a thinking effort on the part of the learner as it is complex. A commodified notion of knowledge will not serve here; rather, it is best to understand knowledge as a relationship where the learner has to make an effort with their own mind. That said, the links below will get you well on your way to learning how the Liberal government is not doing what they can to eliminate all of the sex discrimination against Indian women and their descendants.

This short blog explains how 6(1)a Indian status, the strongest form of status, has been ascribed to Indian men, their wives, and their descendants born before 1985; yet re-instated Indian women are only ascribed 6(1)c Indian status where the second-generation cut-off rule is applied to their descendants born before 1985.http://www.lynngehl.com/black-face-blogging/understanding-61a-all-the-way

​Lynn Gehl, Ph.D. is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe from the Ottawa River Valley. In 2017 she won an Ontario Court of Appeal case on sex discrimination in The Indian Act, and is an outspoken critic of the Algonquin land claims process. You can reach her through, and see more of her work, at www.lynngehl.com.